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A LONELY WORLE "Out of sight, out of mind." That is the saying that rings with a lot of truth to it once you get locked up. when you come to prison you laarm, rather quickly, just who it is you can count on ta k&@p in touch tram the outside. Whether it is by letter, by visit 05 aven by phoma call. A @erson’5 ttu$ COlG£ﬁ eventually Show through. lt makes ﬁming time that much more ﬂifficult. I'm mat saying that the time can't be done, juat th&t it's going to tak...

BOXED IN... They say that the dimensions of the cell is seven and a half feet wide by thirteen feet long. Until you factor in the amount of space that is taken away because of the installation of the wall-mounted lockers, the wall-mounted bunk-beds, the steel two-seat desk, toilet and sink, and a wall-mounted shelf. Which doesn't really take up too much space due to where it i s p 1 a c e o . Inside of this area you have to split the space that is Lave over with another person. Unless yo...

IMAGINE... You are many miles from home. Or at least what you once knew as home. You're surrounded by razor—wire wrapped fencing, motion detectors along the ground, and cameras at every angle you can imagine. The building is one that is made of concrete and steel, with no actual openings to allow fresh air. Mainly because it is central air conditioning/heating. Another reason why the building is enclosed is because it cuts down on the security risks. Inside this building are boxes called...

NO TITLE It's what you make of it and reflects your values... I'm thirty-five years old and currently incarcerated. This is my first time being in prison, and frankly I am a little astonished by what I see here. Prison; and those that advocate them, espouse the idea of reforming bad behaviors, fixing addictions, and in working towards preventing recidivism. Yet there are more rules being placed that prevent prisoners from doing those very goals! Higher education was removed years ag...

Demagogue Pennsylvania What the Prison System should teach Americans This article/editorial/opinion isn't about our standard topics. Most people writing from the inside of our nation's state-of-the-art incarceration system speak of an us/them form of class struggle, of democracy and the feeling of being disempowered. I have never felt like I was disempowered as I have never consented to my ultimate rights as an American. Others will tell you that they feel that prisons overwhelmingl...